Pub. L. 117-263, div. H, tit. LXXXI, subtit. C, sec. 8305 (as amended)

INVASIVE SPECIES.

Year: 2025Length: 375 wordsOfficial source
SEC. 8305. INVASIVE SPECIES. (a) Aquatic Invasive Species Research.—Section 1108(a) of the Water Resources Development Act of 2018 (33 U.S.C. 2263a(a)) is amended by inserting “, hydrilla” after “elodea”. (b) Invasive Species Management.—Section 104 of the River and Harbor Act of 1958 (33 U.S.C. 610) is amended— (1) in subsection (b)(2)(A)(ii)— (A) by striking “$50,000,000” and inserting “$75,000,000”; and (B) by striking “2024” and inserting “2028”; (2) in subsection (f)(4) by striking “2024” and inserting “2028”; and (3) in subsection (g)— (A) in paragraph (2)— (i) in subparagraph (A)— (I) by striking “water quantity or water quality” and inserting “water quantity, water quality, or ecosystems”; and (II) by inserting “the Lake Erie Basin, the Ohio River Basin,” after “the Upper Snake River Basin,”; and (ii) in subparagraph (B), by inserting “, hydrilla (Hydrilla verticillata),” after “(Elaeagnus angustifolia)”; and (B) in paragraph (3)(D), by striking “2024” and inserting “2028”. (c) Harmful Algal Bloom Demonstration Program.—Section 128(c) of the Water Resources Development Act of 2020 (33 U.S.C. 610 note) is amended to read as follows: “(c) Focus Areas.—In carrying out the demonstration program under subsection (a), the Secretary shall undertake program activities related to harmful algal blooms in— “(1) the Great Lakes; “(2) the tidal and inland waters of the State of New Jersey, including Lake Hopatcong, New Jersey; “(3) the coastal and tidal waters of the State of Louisiana; “(4) the waterways of the counties that comprise the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta, California; “(5) the Allegheny Reservoir Watershed, New York; “(6) Lake Okeechobee, Florida; “(7) the Caloosahatchee and St. Lucie Rivers, Florida; “(8) Lake Sidney Lanier, Georgia; “(9) Rio Grande River Basin, Colorado, New Mexico, and Texas; “(10) lakes and reservoirs in the State of Ohio; “(11) the Upper Mississippi River and tributaries; “(12) Detroit Lake, Oregon; “(13) Ten Mile Lake, Oregon; and “(14) the coastal waters of the United States Virgin Islands.” . (d) Update on Invasive Species Policy Guidance.—Section 501(b) of the Water Resources Development Act of 2020 (33 U.S.C. 610 note) is amended— (1) in paragraph (1), by striking “and” at the end; (2) in paragraph (2), by striking the period at the end and inserting “; and”; and (3) by adding at the end the following: “(3) the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta, California.” .
Pub. L. 117-263, div. H, tit. LXXXI, subtit. C, sec. 8305 (as amended): INVASIVE SPECIES. | Justis AI